TELUS and L-SPARK launch Sovereign AI Accelerator

May 15, 2026

L-SPARK — Canada’s leading corporate accelerator partner • l-spark.com

A first-of-its-kind program, the TELUS Sovereign AI Accelerator enables high-potential Canadian startups and scaleups to build, train, and deploy advanced AI solutions on Canada’s fastest sovereign AI supercomputer — accelerating their go-to-market strategies and investment readiness.

The inaugural cohort includes ambitious Canadian companies developing breakthrough AI solutions across retail, healthcare, robotics, enterprise software and industrial automation:

  • Airy3D‘s DepthIQ™ IP delivers simultaneous 2D images and 3D depth maps from a single passive image sensor — providing a compact, power-efficient, and cost-effective solution for use in robotics, automotive, industrial automation and consumer devices.
  • Codalio is an AI-driven product and application development platform that empowers startups and companies to launch MVPs and build scalable, enterprise-grade applications faster and more affordably.
  • Edge Signal helps retail and telco retail use physical AI to increase revenue and profitability, improve customer experience and optimize daily operations across every location.
  • PataBid offers AI enterprise-grade construction bidding software designed for complex specialty trades, delivering standardization and risk reduction for commercial, industrial, and institutional projects across teams and regions.
  • TopoLift transforms generic AI into a bespoke intelligence layer that learns the structure of the customer’s business and grows smarter with their data – delivering clearer reasoning, fewer errors and highly accurate, context-aware decisions.

Participants gain immediate access to the TELUS Sovereign AI Factory, paired with tailored business advisory support from L-SPARK, Canada’s leading corporate accelerator and innovation partner. This powerful combination of high-performance computing and hands-on commercial expertise equips these startups to transform ambitious AI roadmaps into scalable, market-ready offerings that strengthen Canada’s position in the global AI economy.

The initiative underscores TELUS and L-SPARK’s shared commitment to strengthen Canada’s AI ecosystem by enabling founders to build and scale transformative technologies — securely, responsibly and domestically.

To learn more and apply, visit l-spark.com.

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